The politics and dynamics of today are a menacing echo of former times when Western powers engaged fascism to do their dirty geopolitical work, Finian Cunningham writes. Western powers are playing with fire by ignoring Russia’s urgent appeals for security guarantees in Europe. In a series of high-level meetings last week with Russian officials, the United States and the NATO military bloc rebuffed Moscow’s demands for far-reaching de-escalation. Russia wants a treaty arrangement whereby the NATO powers roll back decades of encroachment. To appreciate the importance of the present juncture first requires a deeper understanding of the geopolitics that the...